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Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1999
10.7882/RZSNSW.1999.048
EISBN: 0-9586085-1-2
... A workshop with 32 invited participants from most Australian state s and territories was held to assess the appropriateness of the criteria being employed under the New South Wales Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995. Specific problems were identified with applying these and similar...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1993
10.7882/RZSNSW.1993.035
EISBN: 0-9599951-8-8
... The Action Plan for Australian frogs was hampered by grossly inadequate information on populations, and problems created by the criteria for recognizing species under threat. Only by the devotion of substantial resources can the plight of Australian frogs be recognized and resolved. ...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1999
10.7882/RZSNSW.1999.009
EISBN: 0-9586085-1-2
... Success Indicators, also known as Completion Criteria, are measures used to help identify when minesite rehabilitation has reached a sufficient standard that it can be relinquished by the mining company. The most common approaches to using such criteria are based on physical, edaphic...
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Australian Zoologist (2017) 39 (1): 3–16.
Published: 01 December 2017
...Trevor J. Ward; David J. Booth; Peter G. Fairweather; John R. Ford; Gregory I. Jenkins; Michael J. Keough; Jeremy D. Prince; Christopher Smyth ABSTRACT In response to consumer concerns about the sustainability of Australian-sourced seafood we derive a set of criteria within an explicit decision...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1999
10.7882/RZSNSW.1999.010
EISBN: 0-9586085-1-2
... Wetland classification and assessment of conservation significance are based on criteria that generally exclude one of the largest components of biodiversity in lentic systems: the invertebrates. Preliminary data are presented on sampling efficiency and methods required to describe invertebrate...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2007
10.7882/FS.2007.012
EISBN: 978-0-9803272-1-2
... and the criteria used to distinguish between these categories is discussed, although they may not be mutually exclusive. The main concern is that, for most species, we lack information as to the impact which they are having on native species and their associated marine communities. Finally, the difficulty...
Journal Articles
Australian Zoologist (2014) 37 (1): 76–84.
Published: 02 June 2014
.... knightorum against IUCN Criteria B (Geographic Range). The butterfly was found to have an extent of occurrence of 312 km 2 and an area of occupancy of 76 km 2 , at three locations. A detailed digital elevation model was used to demonstrate the likelihood of continued decline due largely to sea-level rise...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1999
10.7882/RZSNSW.1999.056
EISBN: 0-9586085-1-2
... insects have been placed on the endangered species schedule. However, experience has shown that there are difficulties in using the Act to protect invertebrates. Issues include: use of criteria in the Act; taxonomic and scientific impediments; the need to protect habitat rather than individual species...
Journal Articles
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (2): 251–264.
Published: 14 October 2011
.... Conventional assessment according to ‘ideal' criteria indicates that there are satisfactory levels of humaneness and cost-effectiveness in some or all situations where methods are currently used for broad-scale management of feral camels and their impacts. Based on the current potential to meet ‘ideal...
Journal Articles
Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (1): 92–96.
Published: 04 October 2011
... determined genetically for 46 live individuals using a common molecular technique. Males were significantly heavier, had larger heads, longer wings and longer tails than females. Univariate sexing criteria were developed based on the differences between males and females in two of these measures, weight...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 1999
10.7882/RZSNSW.1999.041
EISBN: 0-9586085-1-2
... invertebrate taxa. These data will be used to determine areas (“hotspots”) important for narrow range species in New South Wales. Protocols and criteria used in the program are briefly described and potential applications discussed. ...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.070
EISBN: 0-9586085-9-8
... legislation is deficient in that it focuses on conspicuous, iconic and well-known taxa, and does little to conserve small, cryptic organisms, common but declining taxa, or ecological processes. In addition, threatened entities must often be identified using imprecise criteria that can be interpreted...
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Australian Zoologist (2018) 39 (2): 214–227.
Published: 01 January 2018
... significant threats to the biota include: changed fire regimes; exotic predators, diseases and herbivores; and drought and climate change. Conservation reserves in the region were originally chosen on aesthetic appeal, often aligning poorly to modern CAR (comprehensive, adequate and representative) criteria...
Book Chapter
Series: Other RZS NSW Publications
Publisher: Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales
Published: 01 January 2004
10.7882/FS.2004.947
EISBN: 978-0-9586085-8-9
... to optimise all of these traits simultaneously. F orestcheck has been designed to align with the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators approach to achieving ecologically sustainable forest management (ESFM, agreed to jointly by the Commonwealth and State Governments in 1998). A concept plan was prepared...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (3): 685–697.
Published: 20 October 2011
... of occurrence = 985 km 2 ). The species is uncommon across its range, and under IUCN criteria should be considered ‘Endangered’ due to its restricted and fragmented distribution and an anticipated decline in the quality and amount of habitat due to climate change. Euastacus fragmentation growth...
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Australian Zoologist (2011) 34 (2): 209–221.
Published: 10 October 2011
... Conservation (Wildlife) Regulation 1994 . A reappraisal of the species' conservation status in this State was undertaken using the available evidence and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) criteria. We found that C. nanus has a highly restricted distribution in Queensland and is probably subject...
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Journal Articles
Australian Zoologist (2011) 35 (1): 82–89.
Published: 04 October 2011
...Peter Shaughnessy; Terry Dennis; Dave Dowie; Jane McKenzie; Rebecca McIntosh The status of the Australian sea lion Neophoca cinerea at eight sites on Kangaroo Island was assessed using criteria adopted by the National Seal Strategy Group based on numbers of pups counted between 1985 and 2005. Each...